The department once tried to stay out of state elections, urging caution. It is now pressing forward with claims of fraud as President Trump revives his unfounded assertions that elections cannot be trusted.
Federal agents outside of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last June during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge, which has stirred anxiety.
The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.
By baselessly framing the rise of a candidate for Los Angeles mayor as a Democratic scam, President Trump has extended his long-running project to erode public faith in elections.
Nithya Raman, a progressive Democrat who entered the mayoral race at the last minute, secured the second spot to face Mayor Karen Bass in November. Her comeback sets up an intraparty battle.
Ballots are sorted the day after California’s primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry, Calif., on Wednesday.
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